A PETITION has been set up in a bid to save the Old Town branch of the Nationwide Building Society from closure. The branch in Wood Street is under threat as part of a country-wide reorganisation but the move has prompted some traders in the
A JUDGE has adjourned the case of 11 people accused of being involved in a conspiracy to supply class-A drugs. All but one of the defendants crammed into the dock at Swindon Crown Court for the brief hearing. They are alleged to have been involved in
A SWINDON lord has failed in his attempt to force government to hold an inquiry before changing parliamentary boundaries. Under government plans, the number of MPs across the country would be reduced from 650 to 600 by the 2015 general election, with
CHILDREN will learn all they need to know about Stonehenge at a special BBC event in Swindon. The BBC Hands on History team are challenging families to unravel the mystery surrounding the creation of Stonehenge with a new whistle-stop tour across the
WOOTTON Bassett Museum has been successful in its bid for nearly £1,000 for new equipment to help document the town’s past. The heritage group was given £916 towards buying IT equipment at the Wootton Bassett and District Area Board meeting last week
A drama training school for adults is in its second term and proving a huge success. Swindon ACT was set up last year by actor Luke Marquez. The courses are taught by Luke and guest teachers from the performance and teaching worlds. “We believe that
A WOMAN lost more than £500 when her purse was stolen while she was shopping on Monday. Samantha Evans, 23, of Gorse Hill, was in the RSPCA shop in Gorse Hill at about 1.30pm when a man barged past her and took her purse. She discovered the purse was
THE NEW interim chief executive of Great Western Ambulance Service (GWAS) has pledged to work to resolve outstanding industrial relations issue. Martin Flaherty joined GWAS on February 7 as a temporary replacement for David Whiting until a permanent
DETECTIVES are asking for help in identifying a man wanted in connection with a sexual assault in a town centre shop. At 2.55pm on Monday, January 10, a 19-year-old woman was in Wilkinsons, in Bridge Street, when she was approached by a man who sexually
Last Thursday my life hit another bump in the road (what actually feels like a pothole). Once again we are going on another appointment and to see to another specialist, a Geneticist this time. My son has seen a Genetics doctor back home, but never
